Lisa Rudley, EBCALA board member, on FOX News NY discussing New York’s state proposed legislation to preserve the current DSM-IV’s definition of autism. However, the federal government’s definition of autism via the DSM-5 could potentially supersede states’ definition of autism. Autism advocates are highly concerned that the redefinition may exclude between 37-55% of children currently […]

The autism community is extremely concerned about potential impacts of the proposed criteria for Autism Spectrum Disorders in the American Psychiatric Association’s Diagnostic and Statistical Manual – 5th Edition.